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Kyrgyzstan
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Post-Soviet curriculum reform has aroused much controversy in
Kyrgyzstan. A fundamental question is the language of instruction, which
has become increasingly Kyrgyz as non-indigenous citizens leave the
country and textbooks in Kyrgyz slowly become available. The Ministry of
Education has held competitions, supported by foreign donations, for the
design of new textbooks in Kyrgyz. Until 1992 textbook production and
distribution were inefficient and costly aspects of the education system.
By the mid-1990s, the single, state-supported publisher of textbooks had
gradually improved the quality and availability of its products. In 1992
the first major curriculum reform provided for mandatory foreign language
study (English, French, or German) beginning in grade one; computer
science courses in grades eight through eleven (a program hampered by lack
of funds); and the replacement of Soviet ideology with concepts of market
economy and ethnic studies. The reformed curriculum requirements also
leave room for elective courses, and instructional innovation is
encouraged.
Data as of March 1996
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